2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) was 45.9 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Small island developing States (SIDS), 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Small island developing States (SIDS) recorded 45.9 % for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 48.6 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 45.9 %, in 2024.
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 47.1 % | — |
| 2016 | 46.9 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 47.2 % | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 46.9 % | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 48 % | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 48 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 48.6 % | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 47.2 % | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 46.7 % | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 45.9 % | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.22 % | 46.9 % | 48 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 47.28 % | 45.9 % | 48.6 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 45.9 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.9 % in 2024.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old)?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 6th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.